[Tax-chick]

One of the things we teach our children (suggested by John Taylor Gatto!) is, "You can't believe everything adults tell you, including us." Adults could be (1) lying, (2) honestly wrong, or (3) making a joke. We give examples: Remember when Uncle Ernie told you he went to college and played on the golf team with Sir Thomas More? (My son later produced a picture of St. Thomas for Sunday School, with golf clubs!)

All education is "indoctrination" to an extent - the student is being taught the beliefs of the teacher. An honest teacher will be open about it: "This is what I believe; others believe differently." A well-educated person will have the tools to evaluate what he's taught, including research skills, reading and comprehension ability, and LOGICAL (not "critical") thinking.

[yoe]

(Iserbyt)

A CHRONOLOGICAL PAPER TRAIL

......the deliberate dumbing down of america is a chronological history of the past 100+ years of education reform. Each chapter takes a period of history and recounts the significant events, including important geopolitical and societal contextual information. Citations from government plans, policy documents, and key writings by leading reformers record the rise of the modern education reform movement. Americans of all ages will welcome this riveting expose of what really happened to what was once the finest education system in the world.

Most teachers, college professors, and all NEA members do not want you to know about this book. It is a must read if parents are to ever take their public schools back from the hands of those who abuse your children with social engineering every day.